How-To: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Working with computers for so long, sometimes I forget that not everybody knows about shortcuts that would make using computers easier. Here is a list of my most commonly used shortcuts! (For Mac, replace ctrl with the apple key next to the space bar)
General (these shortcuts will work in most programs, including graphic editing ones)
- Copy: ctrl+c
- Open: ctrl+o
- Paste: ctrl+v
- Save: ctrl+s (use this one often!)
- Undo: ctrl+z
- Select All: ctrl+a
Web Browsing (I only use Firefox so some of these might not work in Internet Explorer)
- Page down: space bar
- New Tab: ctrl+t
- Open link in new tab: There are three different ways to do this!
1. If you have a mouse with a scroll button between the two clicky-buttons, click the link with the scroll button. I found this by accident!
2. Right-click and select “open in new tab”
3. For Macs, hold down the function button while clicking the link
If you memorize these shortcuts, you won’t have to keep searching through all the options in the menu bars of whatever program you use–Microsoft Word has a ton of frivolous options and nowhere can I simply find “select all text.” Hopefully these tips will help you too!
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